The Lost Stag

The Pointy End

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                    Valen runs through the halls of the Red Keep praying to the gods that She found Arya Stark before the guards did. She had begged Joffrey to let Ned go, that he was only fulfilling their father's wishes, but he wouldn't listen. Valen turns a corner when she sees a young girl with a long face, grey eyes filled with fear, and brunette hair. She is skinny with an athletic build for someone so young. "Arya!" Valen called out. The young Stark looks at her and turns around, running away. "Wait!" Valen called out as she ran after the girl. Arya turns a corner looking back, causing her to run into two guards, which made her fall to the floor with a thud. Before she can stand, a guard pulls her up by her hair, making Arya yelp.

                    "L...let go!" Arya yelled while struggling in the guard's hold, but the men just laughed.

                    "Let her go," a voice said in an icy tone causing the guards to look up seeing Valen glaring at them. One guard slightly stepped back, but the one gripping Arya's hair glared at her.

                    "Orders from the queen made it very clear. We are to secure Lord Eddard's daughters as prisoners of the crown," he explained in an impertinent tone.

                    Valen steps forward, "Let her go, or I'll make you," she threatened.

                    The guard smirks, "The queen gave us orders to kill whoever got in our way," he says, then signals the other guard to attack her. The other guard was slightly hesitant, but he stepped forward, pulling out his sword. Valen moves one arm behind her back as she stares into the guard's eyes. The guard moves forward, lifting his sword up high to cut her down, but she instantly lunges forward, pulling a blade hidden under her shirt out and ramming it under his chin. The man's eyes widened as blood spilled from his mouth. Valen rips the blade out and watches as the guard crumbles to the floor before her. The guard holding Arya stares at Valen in shock and then melts into a rage as he throws Arya against the wall knocking her unconscious. He unsheathed his sword and rushed forward, swinging at her, but she moved like water dogging every slash. The sounds of fighting throughout the castle reached Valen's ears. She knew if she wanted to at least save Arya, she needed to end this fight now. She slips under one of the guard's swings and rams into his chest with her body causing him to fall backward. As his back slams against the ground, Valen leaps onto him sinking her blade into his throat. Blood spurts out as a gurgling sound leaves his lips. Valen watches as any sign of life leaves his eyes. She pulls her blade from his throat, wipes the blood off on him, and then sheaths it. Valen moves over to Arya and picks her up.

                   Hours later, Arya woke up, finding herself in a warm bed and some cloth wrapped around where she had hit her head. She reaches up, touching the cloth when she notices her once long hair is now short like a boy's. "I hope you can forgive me for that, but I couldn't get you in here safely and unnoticed if you looked like Arya Stark," Valen explained as she sat by the door.

                    Arya looked at her in confusion, "Your...Valen? My sister said you fought the Mountain," she said, then looked around the room for Sansa.

                    "I couldn't get to Sansa. She is too important to my family right now," Valen explained.

                    Arya glares at her, "You're a Lannister!" she spat.